Lawn trimmer



April 11, 1950 B. G. MORGAN 2,503,757

LAWN TRIMMER -Filed Oct. 12, 1946 Fig. 5.

Eur/on M013 an I NV EN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

This invention relates edges of lawns, and for itsgobjects to provide "a device of great simplicity which is cheap to make, easy to operate,;and veg-y effective in ;use. j I attain these and fother objects by the devices and arrangements. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whifoh Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 2,503,757 LAWN TRIMMER Burton GlfM orga n, Tacoma, Wash. Application octane-n45, Serial No. 703,030

' 1 to devices 4 Fig. 1 is a general side vievt of my improved lawn trimmer in us egiFig. 2 is a fplan view thereof and Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof. P

Similar numeralsf'of referenfce refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Many deviceshave been made for the purpose of trimming lawns but most of them take considerable force to operate, cannot be made cheaply,

and are complicated in construction.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that my improved trimmer consists of a platform 4, adapted to receive. the operators foot, a central knife blade 5 secured thereto, and a handle 6 pivoted thereto and extending upward therefrom to a position convenient to the operator's hands.

The platform 4 is composed of two pieces I and 8 of wood, of substantial thickness, positioned on each side of the knife blade 5. The pieces 1 and 8 are of thesame width and of complementary shape. Two bolts 9 pass horizontally through holes in the parts 5, 1 and 8 and securely fasten the parts 1 and 8 together into a single plane, with the knife blade 5 between them.

The knife blade 5 extends a short distance in front of the forward end of the platform 4 and 2 Claims. (01. 30-315) for cutting the I knife through the sod until the platform rests on the sod, or on the walk; then the handle I is flifted and the foot and trimmer is moved forcurves downward-on a substantially circular are ill edges Ill, I land l3 are sharpened.

The handle comprises a wooden shank 6, of sufficient length to reach the hands of the operator, which is secured toa metal strap l4 on each side, said'straps forming a loop adapted to pass over the toe of the operator's foot and hingedly secured to the platform by the front bolt 9,

g which passes through the holes therein.

'2 '-'The operationof my improved lawn; trimmer isi-very simpleQ-and requires very .little; .strength,- being operam by youth as hen as by adults. *I'he handle Sis firmly gripped; and the knife blade ward to bring the knife to the next uncut area where the operation is repeated. Thus by a succession of short walking steps the lawn edge may be quickly trimmed with great ease. If extra resistance is met the operator may also press downward on the handle and, at the same time move the handle to one side and then the other. In some cases the handle may be given this sideways motion, as each cut, is completed, to push the sod away from the walk, to leave a slight trench along its edge. In the case of trimming the edge of flower beds, the line should be trimmed along a predetermined line, the knife following said line.

blade adapted to cut downward through the sod;

a platform attached thereto along the upper edge of the blade and substantiallyof the same length as the blade, and of a width to receive the foot of the operator to apply his weight directly over the blade; and a handle pivoted to the front end of the platform and adapted'to be held by the operator to steady the trimmer while in use and to raise the front end of the knife when moving the trimmer to its next operating position.

- 2. A lawn trimmer asset forth in claim 1, wherein the handle is pivoted to the platform sides through an intermediary loop, said loop anning the foot of the operator, whereby the "operators foot is held in position as the trimmer is advanced from one position to the next operatpiaced on the line to be'cut; then the foot'is placed, with the toe under the loop formed by the handle straps l4 and the weight of the operator transferred to the platform 4, thus forcing ing position.

BURTON G. MORGAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PAIENTS Number Name Date 1,714,817 Randleman May 28, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 692,503 Germany ..-n June 21, 1940 

